Dream in Red Mansions
Dream in Red Mansions—for all its glory, it is but a dream.
Created by Wang Fulin
On CCTV-1
A stately, melancholic adaptation of a classical Chinese novel that balances intimate family drama with philosophical reflection on transience and fate.
Dream of the Red Chamber, first released in 1987, was a television series produced by CCTV, adapted from the classic 18th century Chinese novel of the same name. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation, being regarded by many within China as being a near-definitive adaptation of the story.
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